Railroad-tie.



S. A. STONEBAGK.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION F1LED JAN. 13 w13.

Patented Sept. 2, 191

:Samuel/1I. Slime Zavz.

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MANUEL ill.. STONEXBAK, F PHILADELP-HA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

MonteilSopln, 11H3.

iipilicnion filed Jnnnm'y 13, i913. Sei-iol No. MLWO.

'om ii in lo pi'oviiflo in :i lio ol .will loi'lii on nnpi'iwwl' :m supporting blocks Mnl.

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to ijiiovifl@ im iin mine-rom liio having initio-ioni in the tio mleo'l nml noon whioh the und nlroi'iiflo lwl'weoii tho u i l f 1 n S' I :mils ol the lilo, f :iislnonmg blocks which um louofurfl ni; bro-inning points or between Svc lioni, nl' lili@ 'tio il millor boing hold toigolinzii li); i' ii'i'lioi'oiingg rods,

"iifili lho; zinfl other oliiiliots in View, lho inwnlion Pons-sie-fs in coi-tuin novel :l'ifilzlnos ol. iriinisli-iiooo i rl oonibinnlzions find an i'zinggoownfs oi. im is 'will ho more ilnlly lioiniim'lioii iiisovihoi nifl 'ioinioi'l ont in tho ohifinin.

ln tho i:Cooinpnnying ilinwings: Figure l is a pion 'viniv illustrating my improvements. Vliig. is a. View in longitudinal Soction on lil-'io lino ol Fig. l.. Fig'. 3 is la. 'vioi'u `in Aloiigfnnnilinal Section illnislisiting o modiliieffl :loitn'i of uio, n Section lining token lout olo iho flEC is n rail Showing the czonlii'fil reinforcing rofl in Voiloo, Fig. 1- iS i., View .in section on Vlilo@ 1mi o'l` Fig. 2. Fi l. is :in viow in lion on the 'line 5---5 ol" Fig. Fig. '3 'broken View in ele'vaitoi'i of one of tlw nml is; ovoi'iiloil willi :i phonililjif olE who gomlii, clove-holml liloolrgs olE wool! oik ollni' Similar ninlvi'iol Al, :mf onilioi'lfhil in lio iii.

A5 :i motivi' o'l il'aiol, tho i'owssws :iro foi-muil 'in the trie, :xml ino l'iloilo im; (li-Lion nilo lho 'cool im' so :is to iii-oiii'vo thorn l'roin lhv wontlioi", :mil to moi-o soi-lively liirnl ihoni in the lio. lt will ln: noiwfl that lho rolls L. 2, :u'oh downwzwilly hclow llio liloolo; el, fl, :intl the @nds oli' (ho xofls 2, :is well :i5 tho omis; ol the )foils 3, pi-ojoolJ ilownwin'dly iis inilimind ni 5 to prownl any posjrsiliilily oli logi- 4tniliniil nioveliienl oil' tho roda in the tio.

Ths ioc'l's 3 fire nppioi'inlily shm'loi' than Lho rolls 2, sind :ma lofrzilwl liolwoin thi,l blocks fl, Il., only, while tho longer foils oxlond' beyond tho rails und one to their arched forlnoiion, strengthen the portion of tho tio below lho blocks :inil Smil-(iin (ho novosizu'y woight 'Lo ,vliiili Snell liloolo; :iro sl|' joolvifly 'oy the passing ol? rolling Mook ovmthe tracks. Anchor platos :nv mnhofliloil in tho conoiolo liolow tho roclhl 2,2. :nifl oolow tho blocks l.. Them iinolioi` pli los: hom ioo irssoil ends 7 to receive the rods il, nml om provided ooiitinlly with sci-onf tlii'\ ii;lo l openings El lo receive tho threaded @nils ol' mil looking bolts l).

im oi'ini..` (lio tio, bolts Siniilzii lo liollis 9 an@ nooiiionoil in tho mold :unl nltoi' (he tio is molrlofl, they :1ro withili: wn so llxnl'y sniiihlo oplning's :iro pl'oviilofi in tho lio for tho Vacant/ion nl tho liolts S). Tho liloclzs 4l :no provilvll with openings` to register with f be readily operated.

the .openings in the tie, so that the bolts may The rails 10, 1() are located on blocks 4, and are secured by means of the bolts 9. These bolts 9 have enlarged heads 11 which" gradually taper into the longitudinal portion of the bolt, and are adapted to lit over the tread portions of the rail. Angular wrench receiving enlargements 12 are formed on the extreme ends of bolts 9, so that when said bolts are turned, their heads -11 will be moved into locking engagement with the rail base flanges. The rails are therefore rigidly secured on the upper surface of the blocks 4, and are held against possibility of movement by reason of their engagement with the anchor plates` 8. 'In the event one of these anchor plates should become useless for any cause, the tie could be repaired by breakinoaway the concrete at the bottom, inserting a new anchor plate, and then fill# ing the same with composition. Each tie between the railsupporting blocks 4 is provided in its lower face with one or more dove-'tailedrecesses 13 to receive blocks 14 preferably of wood which are dove-tailed p to conform to the shape of the recesses and are driven into the recesses and preferably coated with pitch.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a tie with a single block 14 located centrally between the ends of the tie. In Fig. 3 I have shown two blocks 14 which are located at opposite sides ofthe center of the tic. In both forms. it will be noted that I have separated the tie sections above the blocks 14 as indicated at 15. These spaces 15 are preferably filled with coal tar, so that water cannot pass through thesame, and contact with the reinforcing rods or with the blocks 14.

My improved' tie in operation is designed to cushion the jars and vibrations and take the place of ordinary wooden ties, yet I construct the ties largely of concrete.

With my improvements, the weight of the rolling stock on the rails will necessarily cause the ends of the rail to go downwardly, which tends to draw the upper part of the tie apart where it is positioned over the block or blocks 14.

' The reinforcing rods 2 elastically vresist.

l this action, and the blocks 14 cushion such a tendency. Hence, vibrations are consumed bythe blocks 14, and blows of direct impact are consumed by the blocks 4. This double set of blocks, namely, the blocks 4 below the rails, and the blocks `14 between the ends of the tie, consume the jars and vibrations to which the tie is subjected, and permit the rest 'of the tie to be composed of reinforced concrete or other suitable composition.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departinglfrom my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tie comprising two sections, a cushioning block between the sections, and del Vices above the cushioning blocks elasticallyy .tying the sections together, substantially as described. i

2. In combination with a concrete tie, a block inserted in the lower face of the tie between the ends of the latter and devices above the block connecting the tie sections,

between the ends-of the latter, reinforcingv rods in the tie above the block, and said tie broken apart above said block, substantially as described. Y

5. In combination with a concrete tie com posed of a plurality of sections, rods elnbedded in the ties and connect-ing the sections, and blocks inserted in the recesses in the tie formed-at the meeting erds of said .l

sections, said blocks located out of alinement with the rods, substantial ly as described.

Y 6. The combination with a concrete tie,

two rail supporting blocks in the upper face of the tie,y a block in the lower iice of the tie and devices above ythe lastmentioned block connecting the tie at both sides of the block, substantially as described.

' 7. The combination with a concrete tiel `two rail supporting bl'ocks in the upper face across the tie out of alincment v' 1th the said.

recesses, and means for securii 1,9 rails on said scribed.

9. In combination with 'a rail yhaving dove-ta1led recesses 1n its upper face adJa- .first-mentioned blocks, substantially as decent its ends, and a dovetailed recess in its blocks located in said recesses, reinforcing rods embedded '1n the concrete tie an lower.I face between its ends, dove-tailed located below the first-mentioned bloeksnd bent at un angle at their ends, substantially above the last-mentioned blocks, substgmus described.

tzdly described. l In testimony whereof T have signed my l0. In comblmtion with u concrete tie nume to this peciieation in the presence of 5 having recesses in its upper fece adjacent its two subscribing Witnesses. ends, and n recess in its lower 'face between AM I1 m Y #I Av. IONI* I I. lts ends, blocks 1n sand recesses, remtor'clng 4 b U J J J C i rods embedded 1n thelhe, posltloned above Vltnesees: the lnsbmentmned block und below the rstl.. H. KnnNmn.,

10 mentioned blocks, undlsnid reinforcing rods CMAS. E. Po'r'rs. 

